Epprechtstein Castle

Epprechtstein castle - ruins of the residential tower with attached observation deck

The Epprechtstein Castle is a ruined castle on the summit of the same 782.1 m above sea level. NN Epprechtstein high mountain, which rises above the town Kirchenlamitz district Wunsiedel.

History

In a deed of gift of the Duke Otto II of Meranien first 1248 Eberhardus de Eckebretsteine ​​was mentioned. 1308 enfeoffed King Henry VII, the brothers Ulrich, Henry and nickel, called the bags, with the fortress Epprechtstein that have been co-owner of Wild. 1337 enfeoffed Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian still the provost Heinrich von Plauen with a small part of the fortress. 1352 stormed the castle counts of robbery, the Nuremberg castle, then they got it as a fief. Among the attackers Henry of Kotzau was with his two brothers. 1355/1356 they came by purchase in the entire possession of the castle, and the Office of Kirchenlamitz, whereby the Epprechtstein and Kirchenlamitz were part of the six- country offices and home of the municipal men. The castle tower was part of the defense system of the waiting order of 1498th In the 16th century the castle was destroyed by the troops of the Vogts Heinrich von Plauen and fell into disrepair.

The ruin was explored end of the 18th century by the local historian Johann Theodor Benjamin Helfrecht and cartographer Johann Christoph Stierlein. The painter Georg Könitzer drew a lithograph of the castle ruins within its topic area around the Fichtelgebirge.

Description

On the treeless summit stands on an elongated, rugged sloping granite slab the ruined castle Epprechtstein. It is the former tower-like main housing ( residential tower ) on which a staircase leads to the viewing platform. From there one has a panoramic view of the Waldsteinzug, Grand Kornberg. According to Schwarzenbach an der Saale and Oberkotzau up to Hof, south over the inner Fichtelgebirge to Kösseine 250 meters southeast is the service hut alpine rescue readiness Kirchenlamitz.